Awning bracket



l.Iuly`28, 1931. RM. MAXWELL 1,815,925-

AWNING BRACKET Filed Jan. 20, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet l INI/NTO/e" /Pob r Maxwd/ A A TZ'ORNE Y www.. v A s INVENTOK ATTORNEY July ,28, 19.31. R. M. MAXWELL AWNING BRACKET Filed Jan. 20. 1930I 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 agg. 4.

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l igi'ooves slinedgWithfgayfelt orflrk includingstrip'jportionsg figan invention pertains:tofbraclretsinclud` i i invention relatestfo ivivindo'vv shades,

` to Tbracletsffor supporting awnings in "open j ings such as the'fraine yof'an automobile Win-` idow, the principal obj ects 'of 'the invention bei-ngy to fa'cilitate mounting 'an "awning Pbracket inavvindovv frame', to'clamp brackets {securelyto iside lcasing members of different character lgrooved to' *receive panes and in,-

' y,f i0`ove Wall,` to reinforce the brackets, and to assure movement of the awning to and vfrom edges Aofthe frame?" tails' fof f.Structu're,fA the preferred forms Vvof ifvvliifchkr vare illustrated! 'in' the accompanying ldl;'vving`s,cwherein:'I fincludingay bracket` 'constructed`r in accordance with: myy Y- invntionfmounted Vin fai] window frame. 1 j Qisa vertical section yofthe awning in iopenposition showing they face of one side of f the frameragmentarily `inelevation, dotted lines jir'idicating "tliefavvningl in partly're- 'retracted position". i y i i" Fig. 3 'is a section onthe line 3543, Fig; 2, illustrating the 'means' for'clainping' av'bracket plate to one Side of the casing. c

' Figi is a section 'ontlie line %4,'Fig.2.

f1 "Eigf iS a perspective viewy of disassembled beingshoWniragmentarily.,

Y '1 lFg. eis a section ii the'ppposite 'sia'ofth casing" from that'.Showiln-sigs- .22nd 43, illustrating vthe 'means a bracket c .spaced .tg

receive agglass pan vtheflianges vfofthecasingsfforming theinner to thecasings`by1cla1np-ingmenibers particu-I A awnings, and the' like,y and v'more particularly ythe"frainemay havea relatively thick? groove 1 fc'ludingy ai casing' having 'a frelatively thin f Y open position ingapath parallel the side" .'Flg. 121s a perspectivevievv of an awning Y f therefrom to receive thebolt.

f y.bracl'ret membersgfa' casing plate and. bail f y i Harigej having a screwthreadedaperture 'te 8f? receivetheboltlf A- I frame' beyond the 'exterior face 15j; of y'the' vva -lvfiandisiprovided,wiihinlongaed'open ,-9 vor vslot 16.- {An ou'tbe'nt lingeriliontheend '-.tensqthreugn the lets 21 indicate receive Wallsof the grooves. The plates are secured Ilarly adapted fvvall, including, for. example, a raised edgefor 58() nioulding'ste'p 9 as illustrated in Fig; 6, and 'a diiferent form of fastener including a clamp y lOis providedthereii'orly f Y, ,y Y *rhebracketsaremodified-t0Suittheaiifei 'fl In accompliShingY these and otherobjects of the invention-,'[ havefprovidedimproved ;de;

ent forms of Casing sides'. and campsite, prof, 65

;. vide ak combined lassembly that' maybeeasily Y presently described'.l

f'provided on the casing plate 6the ear being y plane oiiw thefplate and infanoffset positioniBU frire pimp io includes' afbdy paraba Y:termedfarcuatelyto' snugly viit overiandfen-` gage thearcuate moulding 'and "an-end," l

4div opening"vr and is provided witli 'an .p1

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elongated'slot 211* Oneofy theboltslll` the Iclamp 8, andisslidable yandfreely"ir'iovaij bieiln the slots. The head citheibolitlas y againstthefwasher which anchored the :overcomes the disadvantages above referred Y to, sincefthe membersA 30` or .either of them maybe swung laterally on thehinge pin to lcompensate for any lack of parallelism be` tween theA Ybracket plates and the plane of ference withthebail latch to aiiectits'l'eectiveness. Attention is called to the fact thaty the rr`'web may be moved outwardly to inclined pov"sitions as shown in Fig.f2y to serve as an awnopening.`

ing, 'and may be moved further to extend sub'-k stantially l vertically and l close the window Y What I claim and desiretosecureby LettersPatentisz` y 'f `l. In an' awning'bracket, a plateadapted yfor insertionin a window casing grooveand having spaced' ears extending angularly therefrom adjacent its `lower end, a bail-supporti-ngmember pivotally mounted on one of said ears, and'means including a clamp and e abolt threaded in the," clamp and anchored by the other ear for securing 'the' plate to the casing. v

2. In an awningfbracket, i a plate adapted for insertion in a sidecasing groove to engage they inner face ofone wall of the groove, an

ear having an elongated vslot and projecting `from theplate at the lower end thereof and adapted to extendv beyond said wall, a bolt' mounted 'in' the slot andl movable bodily transversely therein,'`and a clamping block onV the/outer end of theirbolt ymovable upon rotationkof the'bolt' bodily toward the plate for engaging the ou'terfface of the wall to-V secure the plate to the casing.

y3. In a Vdevicefof the character :described vincluding a bracket,*a bail, and means for pivoting the bailto the bracket ffor vertical swinging movement, `rlaterally swinging means connecting 'sa-id' pivoting means with -thebracket v '4.y Ina deviceV of; the character described y y,including a bracket plate andabail, a disk'ior 'pivotally supportingthe bail an ear on the bracket plate, andvmeans hingedly connecting `thefdislfr'f'fand the ear'forleiiecting lateral swinging movement of the bail;V i the character described,

5l In a device of a bracket plate having 'an ear'provided with ya verticalv hinge barrel, a bail-supporting memberfhaving a kflange provided vwithl L'aligned openings adaptedtoregister with the channel of thebarrel, alhinge pin inthe 'supporting the bail. f e y y .y y f v6. In anawning bracket, a'plate adapted to be inserted in the groove'of a window'casing *andVK havingan edge flange engageable with the outer face of one wall lof the groove,

Vmeans' 2 including any ear jextlending' from thel plate inthe-direction -of theiflange and'a clampsupportedbyithe ear-'for clampingfthe i plateftol f's'aid wallfandfmeans including 'ag `second"earfprojecting f from 4the plate above the rst-n'amedear andaf-piny mounted in said ing pinfr'ec`eiving openings and a hinge pin f extending ksaid,,openingsand through the barrel.

e 8. vInan awningbracket, a casing'plate,y

ymeansvfor clampinglthe plate to the casing of a Window, an ear on the'platehaving pari allel transverse slits, the portion between the slitsbeing outpressed to form a pin retainer,k i f portions adjacent the slits being depressed to form pin seats, and bail-'supporting means including a member provided with pin-receiving openings and a pin extending 'y i throughthe openings and retained between the seatsandfthe retainer portion. y

9. In combination with va vertical casing member, a bail, and a laterally swinging bracket for mounting said bail on the casingy member. n

10. In combination with a vertical bracket plate, a bail, means for supporting the bail,

' and laterally swinging means for connecting the bail supporting means to the bracket. f

` l1. In an awning bracket, a plate including a vbody portion insertable in a window casing groove and a flange extending right rangularly to said body portion at the outer edge thereof to engage the face of they casing," an earextending from the outer edge of said iange'in alignment therewith and provided with a transverse slot, a bolt movable in said slot transversely of the ear, and meansy Y threadedly engaged with the bolt forclampying the plate to the casing.

12. In a device of the characte` dscribedaf,

a plate,fan ear provided with a transversely elongated slot extending substantially at f right angles from one edgey ofisaidplataa rheaded bolt movable transversely of the ear in the slot, aV washer mounted on the bolt between the ear and the head of the bolt, and a clamping yblock threadedly mountedy on the bolton the opposite side of the ear from vsaid washer. e fopeningslfand barrelfa bail, andmeans in-V f --cluding a pin in ksaid member for pivotally 13.- In a device of the character described,

a plate, an ear provided with aptransverselyr elongated slot extending substantially.y at

right angles from one edge of said plate, a

headed bolt movablevtransversely of the ear 1,15 lee e, d i 

